Chimére L. Smith

In this commentary, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter reflects on the added financial costs of navigating an inaccessible world. This commentary is part of the Voices of Disability Economic Justice Project, a partnership with TCF’s Disability Economic Justice Collaborative. Voices of Disability Economic Justice showcases disabled writers’ first-person perspectives on the economic issues that matter most to them. As a freelance journalist, I take work where I can get it. However, I don’t drive; I’m blind.

This week, Off-Kilter is taking a break from our ongoing series about self-care as political warfare to honor the life and legacy of Judy Heumann, an iconic civil rights leader and the godmother of the disability rights movement. Judy passed away on March 4, 2023, at age 75.

Introduction By Mark Zuckerman, President, The Century Foundation President Biden’s proposed 2024 fiscal year budget represents a bold and far-reaching agenda that puts the American people—and therefore the American economy—front and center. The budget builds on the significant accomplishments achieved in the first two years of the administration, and advances new and previous proposals critical to the health, well-being, and financial security of all Americans.